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The Marseille Metro (French: Métro de Marseille, [metʁo d(ə) maʁsɛj]) is a rapid transit system serving Marseille, France. The system comprises two lines, partly underground, serving 31 stations, with an overall route length of 22.7 kilometres (14.1 mi). [1] Line 1 opened in 1977, followed by Line 2 in 1984.
Bougainville Metro station. Opened in three stages between 1984 and 1987, [3] Line 2 of the Marseille Metro currently serves 13 stations and has a route length of 9.6 kilometres (6.0 mi). [2] Am extension of the Line 2 north of Bougainville, to a new terminus station at Gèze, opened in December 2019. [5] [needs update] Gèze; Bougainville ...
Following the 1971 call for tenders for the creation of the Marseille metro, a contract for the supply of 21 trains (of three cars each) was signed on 1 November 1973. [2] The first train is delivered on August 27, 1976, at Saint-Marcel station. [3] The first tests took place at the La Rose depot in September 1976.
Metro and tramway network Public transport in Marseille is managed by the Régie des transports Métropolitains (Metropolitan Transportation Public Operator, known as RTM). In 2011, there were 159 million trips, averaging 600,000 trips each weekday.
Marseille or Marseilles (French: Marseille; Provençal Occitan: Marselha; see below) is a city in southern France, the prefecture of the department of Bouches-du-Rhône and of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. Situated in the Provence region, it is located on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea, near the mouth of the Rhône river.
Marseille becomes part of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. 1983 SNCF TGV Sud-Est train begins operating. [39] Marseille History Museum opens. [35] 1984 Marseille Metro Line 2 begins operating. [39] Marseille twinned with Piraeus, Greece. [38] 1986 March: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur regional election, 1986 held. Robert Vigouroux becomes ...
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It was created in January 2016, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Marseille Provence Métropole and five communautés d'agglomération. [2] Its area is 3149.2 km 2. Its population was 1,889,666 in 2018, of which 868,277 in Marseille proper and 143,097 in Aix-en-Provence. [3]